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The Anxiety Map Programme: A Project Working to Provide Safe Spaces Across the City for People with Anxiety Disorders
Tue 07 Sep 2021The Anxiety Map Programme (AMP) works to provide safe spaces across the city for those who live with anxiety or panic disorders. Founded by Claire Henson, a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead at Nottingham Forest Community Trust, the project aims to create a network of venues trained in anxiety accessibility and mental health awareness
The 1998 Club is a Brand New VIP Venue Beneath Southbank City
Thu 08 Jul 2021This underground setting is purpose built to offer a comfortable and enjoyable hospitality experience. We chat to Director Tom Holodynksy of Great Northern Group, the minds behind The 1998 Club, about the exciting new venue...
Castle Rocks: Dr Oliver Wakefield Digs Into the Geology of Nottingham Castle
Wed 07 Jul 2021One of the most iconic sites in the city, Nottingham Castle, is situated high on rock which records a period of history that looks very different from the city we know today. Regional Geologist Oliver Wakefield, of the British Geological Survey, takes us on a dive into Castle Rock, and tells us why the history of Nottingham is so intimately bound to its geological setting.
Rocking with the Reaper: One Nottingham Psychotherapist on How Brushes with Death Gave Her an Optimistic Mindset
Sat 12 Jun 2021Over the last three decades, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Jayne Pigford has endured a persistent battle with her physical and mental health. After adopting a routine of meditation and mindfulness, she’s been able to reroute her mindset from pessimistic to positive. Here, Jayne discusses the main themes of her new self-help guide, Rocking with the Reaper…
#LetsGoNottingham: New Campaign from It’s In Nottingham Aims to get People Back Spending in the City
Fri 11 Jun 2021#LetsGoNottingham, the new campaign from It’s In Nottingham, sets out a digital campaign to get the people back spending in shops, restaurants, bars, and independent businesses after COVID...
Out of Time: James Sadler, The Man Who Launched the First Manned Balloon Flight
Sat 29 May 2021We take a look back at the life of pioneering aeronaut James Sadler, the man who launched the first manned balloon flight from Nottingham in 1813...
Skate for Life: Chris Lawton on How Skateboarding in the City Has Progressed Over the Past Year
Thu 20 May 2021Skate Nottingham’s Chris Lawton reflects on the events of the past year, exploring how skateboarding continues to help people in Nottingham...
Summer in the City: Three Nottingham BID Members on The Re-Opened City Centre
Thu 13 May 2021It’s been a long time coming, but it feels like life is finally being breathed back into Nottingham. The city centre no longer resembles the ghost town it has done for the majority of the past year; in its place, pavements are covered with Parisian-style seating, filled with friends laughing and catching up over long-overdue drinks. And with the next deadline of May 17, in which dozens more venues like cinemas, arcades and bowling alleys will open, just around the corner, it’s a time to be cautiously optimistic that the city is finally returning to normal. To celebrate the city’s next steps to opening up, we spoke to some of the Nottingham Business Improvement District locations to find out how the process of reopening has gone, and to find out which places they’re most excited to visit...
Nusic MC Sessions: Jimmy Rocket
Tue 16 Mar 2021This is the first Nusic MC session. Featuring Jimmy Rocket. Recorded at LL HQ.
CATALYST is City Arts’ New Programme That Exhibits and Supports Black Artists and Artists of Colour
Tue 16 Feb 2021In response to their Black Lives Matter commitments, City Arts present CATALYST – a programme exhibiting and supporting black artists and artists of colour, designed by curator in residence, Saziso Phiri.
We're All Black Down Here is Set to Explore the History of an African-Caribbean Miner in the East Midlands
Mon 25 Jan 2021George White talks to writer Milly James and producer Sophia Ramcharan about We’re All Black Down Here, a short film exploring the story of an African-Caribbean miner in the East Midlands...
Rock City at 40: George Akins on Nottingham's Best Loved Venue
Tue 15 Dec 2020Nottingham’s legendary nightclub and live music venue Rock City turns forty this month, but celebrations will be quieter than usual due to the pandemic. We couldn’t let the occasion pass without a chat with owner George Akins of DHP Family about the history of Nottingham’s most famous music venue...
The Council Wants Your Suggestions on What Should Happen Next to Broadmarsh
Wed 18 Nov 2020They're all ears…
The Thompson Brothers on Banksy, Rock City and Cricket
Mon 02 Nov 2020Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
Street Art or Graffiti? Why Banksy's Notts Visit Shouldn't Distract from the City's Own Artists
Sat 24 Oct 2020Alex Kuster looks at the recent media circus surrounding Banksy's visit to Notts, and why local street artists aren't treated with the same level of respect...
Film Review: Rocks
Mon 19 Oct 2020Rocks is a riotous riot of pure girl power, writes Roshan Chandy...
City Stylin': Luke Ridsdill Smith
Mon 12 Oct 2020We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...
Wise Owls Take Up Residence in the City Centre
Fri 28 Aug 2020Remember the Hoodwinked Robins? A new family trail of owls along similar lines launches in Nottingham City Centre next week. It promises to be a hoot...
Nottingham's Rock Cemetery is Filled with Mass Graves From the Spanish Flu
Thu 27 Aug 2020If you didn’t catch her article in our June issue, (Little Miss Lockdown, #126) Jagoda Brown-Polanowska explained what lockdown life was like through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl in Nottingham. Having recently turned twelve, Jagoda has continued to explore her local surroundings, making some interesting and timely discoveries at Rock Cemetery in the process…
The Nottingham Project's Greg Nugent: "We’re a creative city where culture thrives, but when other cities were upping their game, we stood still"
Fri 14 Aug 2020With a ten-year vision of turning Nottingham into a globally-recognised cultural heavyweight, and a board including the likes of Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure, last month saw the ambitious launch of The Nottingham Project. Spearheaded by the new Nottingham Board for Culture and Creativity, the project will seek to rejuvenate the city in the wake of a pandemic that has decimated much of the creative industry. As the director of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Project chairman Greg Nugent knows what it takes to deliver on the biggest scale. We caught up with the man at the helm to find out more about what the city’s creative community has to look forward to...
The Young Hustlers Are A Brand-New Panel of Teens Putting Their Stamp on the City's Future
Thu 30 Jul 2020Meet Nottingham’s Young Hustlers, a group of six 13-16 year olds looking to make their mark on the city’s creative future…
Nottingham City Council Wants the City to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2028
Wed 29 Jul 2020Since 2005, Nottingham has reduced its carbon emissions by more than double the target goal first laid out by Nottingham City Council. But now there is a new target – to become the first carbon-neutral city in the UK by 2028. Ahead of the launch of their 28 day challenge, taking place on social media throughout August, we speak to Sally Longford, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder Energy, Environment and Democratic Services about how they intend to make it happen…
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